When I took Imuran, I felt tired also. I could get 8 hours of sleep and still feel tired. I took it in the morning though; maybe it would have helped if I took it at night. I never got the dry mouth...
Do you use the Canasa at night? It's probably that. Anything white in my stools is Canasa....
I had a sigmoidoscopy without being given anything and it was very uncomfortable, but I would do it again without anything. However, I definitely would never have a colonoscopy without sedation....
Wow, I noticed this while on Colazal and now Lialda. I'm about to replace my toilet seat also. I thought it was just the blood and the stool splashing up even though I did read in the Canasa insert...
One should note that the pearls only have 1 billion CFU though. The refrigerated version has 5 billion CFU....
Do you just want to take it to maintain remission? They have two recommendations for UC patients. To maintain remission, they recommend 1-2 packets per day. To get a flare under control, they...
Canasa is a 5ASA suppository....
Pedialyte is good also....
Depending on future employers, it's possible that they will give you life insurance by default just by being employed with them. Probably, the bigger the company, the more likely they will give you...
I order mine online from vsl3.com. If you're in the UK, you can get it at some pharmacies or order it online from http://www.vsl3.co.uk/ . I get the capsules, have been taking 8 a day, and have had...
Here is some more info about aloe from a medical encyclopedia. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-aloe.html ...
I saw my GI today and he was wondering out loud why the symptoms were so bad for an apparently mild case of UC. I then mentioned to him that I started noticing my UC symptoms get worse (and also...
Don't be too scared of cyclosporine. It's certainly not a benign drug, but I took it for 1.5 years for minimal change disease (similar to UC except it affects the kidneys) and it helped tremendously...
piper_chris, if they are doing a CMP (assuming you mean Comprehensive Metabolic Panel), check your creatinine (it's also in a Basic MP). That is an indicator of kidney function. I bet most GIs...
When I started Culturelle HS, I noticed some bloating and gas which went away within a couple of days. It doesn't hurt me, but I'm not sure it is helping, When I started VSL#3, I noticed bloating and...
A condition where one's cortisol is very low. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000357.htm ...
I think it means "stay at home mom."...
For me, sometimes it's maroon, sometimes it's black, sometimes it's brown, sometimes it's white. Usually, it's a combination though. Sometimes it's gooey and other times it's not. I associate the...
I experienced hair loss while I was on Colazal, and I am experiencing hair loss on Lialda now. However, I can't attribute it to the mesalamine because there are many other factors involved. For me,...
I am at 10mg right now for another 1.5 weeks (2 weeks total), then I switch to 5mg for a week. I didn't have any problems with my last taper, so I'm hoping this one will be fine also....
Really? I've not heard of any issues with fertility and cyclosporine. Cyclophosphamide, however, I know can cause temporary sterility and, rarely, permanent sterility. I am in the middle of a 5 week...
The instructions straight from the pharmaceutical company say the following (emphasis mine): DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION The recommended dosage for the induction of remission in adult patients with...
Coincidentally, I saw my nephrologist yesterday also and we ended up talking about this issue -- almost. It's not the exact same issue because I took cyclosporine instead of Cellcept and also because...
Hi Beth, My first post over here. I hope your nephrologist gave you good news....